How to survive a depression or anxiety crisis: 17 huge tips

IIt’s not uncommon and it calls for action, not shame. Depression, anxiety, mania, stress, substances – sometimes we live on the edge. And that has a cost. How to survive an attack of depression or anxiety? Let’s talk…

Beneath your consciousness, a dangerous amount of biological and environmental fuel has accumulated.

Then came the ignition trigger, and you blew. It was the crisis and you thought there was no way out.

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Does it affect the house? Maybe you’re up to your neck in it right now. God knows I’ve been there once or ten.

The thing is, we know that breakouts can surprise us at any time. Yet too often we are unprepared with coping strategies and techniques to pull us through.

You can’t be caught off guard like that.

How to Survive a Depression or Anxiety Attack

Between my personal experience and my psychiatric days in the ER, I’ve put together a long list of instant crisis interventions – some of which I still use to maintain balance.

I’m going to share 17, but first…

If the advice doesn’t work for you, don’t hesitate to contact your mental health care provider. If you don’t have one or are having thoughts of harming others or hurting others, dial 988 in the United States. For those who live elsewhere, visit this incredibly useful directory.

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When the feeling crisis strikes…

1. STOP! Ground yourself and be confident knowing that your world only ends by choice.
2. Accept what is happening and the factors driving it – no fight. And accept that taking punches is part of being human. It’s good.
3. Turn to the response plan you have or will have after reading this.
4. Stay in the moment. If you start thinking on the road, you’re not going to like what you see.
5. Connect to your source of spiritual energy and maintain communication – pray, meditate. In addition to asking for help, listen.
6. In all things, maintain a spirit of advance. Even if it’s inches at a time, you’re on your way.
7. If you’ve been there before, here you are again. Obviously you’re not going down.
8. Understand that there is a good chance that what you feel and your behavior is generated by cognitive distortions. Don’t blindly trust your thoughts.
9. Let your reaction and response evolve. If you force them, things will get uglier.
10. Embrace who you are, not what. And what better time to learn the distinction.
11. See the circumstances as the best possible opportunity for learning and growth, and make it your business.
12. Take what is happening in the context of your the meaning of life. And if you don’t have one, go for it.
13. Accept your suffering and be worthy of it. It doesn’t matter what you want out of life. It’s what life expects of you that matters.
14. In addition to your source of spiritual energy, reach out to a loved one, friend, spiritual advisor, or trusted mental health professional.
15. This could well be a defining moment in life. Step up and make it happen.
16. Keep telling yourself there’s no shame in what you’re going through.
17. Never give up hope. It has never left you.

Now you might think that’s way too much to think about when all hell breaks loose. But if you go through the list a few times – part of the preparation – you’ll be amazed at how much things fall into place when the tokens are down.

And why not bookmark the article or print it? This may be part of your plan.

So it begins

Those of us who try to manage mood and anxiety issues are living on the edge. And we pay it. Explosions are going to happen – that’s how it is.

If we accept this, we don’t have to be a helpless, hopeless victim. What we can be is prepared. And so begins to survive a crisis.

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